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TIL that Betelgeuse, a red supergiant 600 light-years from Earth, will explode within the next 100,000 years, producing a supernova visible during the day.

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QJGk TIL the Dalek voice in Doctor Who (2005) is recorded through a custom analog ring modulator; the BBC were unable to reproduce the original effect digitally.
964p TIL Adolf Hitler’s nephew escaped from Germany, moved to the United States, and enlisted in the US Navy fighting the axis powers during WWII.
dMxr TIL that the vast majority (approx. 75%) of the world’s tornadoes occur in the central United States.